The trio were allegedly inhaling “caramel-flavoured water through a vapour pen” when they were caught by a senior student at the school who reported them to teachers.
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The problem isn’t so much the substance, as how the matter was handled.
A new lawsuit claims the girl who voices “Dora the Explorer” got caught vaping at school and is the reason one girl was expelled.
According to a lawsuit filed Monday, parents of a 14-year-old former student at the pricey Chelsea private school Avenues are decrying another case of celebrity privilege. It’s actually the 15-year-old actress who voices the character, Fatima Ptacek, who has been suspended for a sneaky vape.
The lawsuit contends that M.S. participated as a result of feeling peer pressure to look cool in front of the actress, and that she is being treated unfairly. They have slammed the school for making an “inappropriate decision” in expelling their daughter.
Exploring different places with the help of the Map may be the favorite activity of “Dora the Explorer”, but the exploring attitude of Fatima Ptacek, the actress behind the famous character’s voice, caused trouble for her.
“At first, we didn’t know how to turn it on, but then we figured it out”, Ptacek said, as quoted in papers reviewed by the Daily News.
School spokesman Bruce Bobbins said disciplinary matters are ‘private and confidential, ‘ and he declined to comment on the lawsuit. They just want the World School to let their kid back in, and are seeking damages to cover tuition and legal fees, around $40,000 in total.
“Avenues has very high standards of conduct…and follows a fair and appropriate process when there are infractions. That’s a mistake. We’d like to see it remedied”. “But we expect them to take accountability for them and behave honorably moving forward”.
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A rep for Ptacek also did not return a call for comment.
